Billy E. Andrews

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Billy E. Andrews, 74 of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at the family home, located at 955 Garfield in Glenns Ferry on Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All his family and friends are welcome. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Billy attended school in Grass Valley, California. He entered in the US Army's 82nd Airborne after high school. On January 24, 1959, in Minden, Nevada he married Judy Pendergraft.

After his military service he attending Sierra Junior College, and worked various jobs in California, and in 1992 he retired and Billy and Judy moved to Idaho. Billy assisted with the Carmela Vineyards Golf Course, and he taught golf at the Glenns Ferry High School for three years.

Billy enjoyed golf, fishing, hunting big game and birds, being in the outdoors and traveling.

Billy is survived by: his wife Judy of Glenns Ferry; his sons, Jefferey and his wife Polli Andrews of Glenns Ferry, and Derrick and his wife Diane Andrews of California; his daughter Marta Powaser of California; his brother Milton Smith Andrews of Nevada; his sister Jhonnie Horne of California; eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.